Key Takeaways
- Abuja moneylender Usman Mohammed arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing widows in the Federal Capital Territory.
- He allegedly targeted women with predatory loans, like N30,000 weekly interest on a N600,000 principal, and allegedly raped, assaulted, and extorted them using recorded videos when payments lagged.
- Police from Lugbe Division arrested him on November 6, 2026, after chasing him down in the Federal Housing Authority estate as he tried to flee — preliminary probes reveal a pattern against multiple victims, with suspect in custody awaiting court charges amid collaboration with women’s rights groups.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a moneylender accused of targeting widows with predatory loans, then allegedly r@ping, assaulting and blackmailing them when they could not pay.
The suspect, identified as Usman Mohammed, was arrested by Police from Lugbe Division on November 6, 2026, after chasing him down in the Federal Housing Authority estate as he tried to flee.
According to posts on X sighted by Xtrend.ng, Usman Mohammed targeted women in the Federal Capital Territory with predatory loans, like N30,000 weekly interest on a N600,000 principal, and allegedly r@ped, assaulted, and extorted them using recorded videos when payments lagged.
In a post by Oyindamola @dammiedammie35, the arrest was announced:
“The FCT Police Command has arrested this idiot Grap!st who forcefully record intimate videos of female victims, mostly widows and used the footage to blackma!l, intimidate and threaten them.”
The video below shows the suspect in handcuffs, standing in front of a police vehicle at what appears to be a police station, wearing a cream jalabiya utfit.
The FCT Police Command has arr£sted this ediot Grap!st who forcefully record int!mate videos of female v!ct!ms, mostly widows and used the footage to blackma!!, int!midate and threat£n them pic.twitter.com/cu5NDUxN4E
— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) November 11, 2026
Preliminary probes reveal a pattern against multiple victims, with the suspect in custody awaiting court charges amid collaboration with women’s rights groups.
For many women in Abuja, especially widows who often struggle to access formal bank loans, informal moneylenders are sometimes the only option for school fees, rent, or business capital. That vulnerability, police say, is what the suspect allegedly exploited — offering quick loans with crushing weekly interest, then using threats and recorded videos to keep victims silent when they fell behind.
The FCT Police Command has urged other victims to come forward, assuring them of protection and confidentiality, as investigations continue.
The suspect remains in custody awaiting court charges.
